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Batter of Wits: An Enemies to Lovers Small Town Romance (Love at First Sight Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Smartypants Romance (Author), Karla Sorensen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Life lessons from Grace Buchanan: If you're going to fall in love with the town golden boy, make sure he's single first.

Don’t worry, when Grace moves into town from LA, she doesn’t kick off Green Valley’s greatest love triangle, but she does make quite an entrance. When her car breaks down just inside the city limits, the knight in shining pickup truck is Tucker Haywood—tall, handsome, full of southern charm, and a giant pain in Grace’s butt. She’s not even sure why he bugs her so much, he just does. In fact, she can’t stop thinking about why he’s so irritating, until she realizes that she just plain can’t stop thinking about him. Tucker can’t stop thinking about Grace either, because the moment her combat-boot clad feet prop up on the dashboard of his truck, she’s like a blonde bombshell wrecking ball in his perfectly constructed life.

Turns out the bad girl and the golden boy have a lot more in common than they think, and that delicious discovery will rock Green Valley in a way that no one saw coming.
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    Love at First Sight
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  1. "Grace is all heart. When she feels, she feels big. Bigger than most people. So, if she loves you, she'll love you harder than anyone you've ever met." He smiled. "Same goes for hurt. It won't break her, because she's got a backbone made from steel, but she'll feel that hurt so much deeper than you think."
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  2. "Don't you ever just … feel the truth of something? Even if it doesn't make sense when you try to say it out loud?"
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  3. Something my mom taught me and Grady was that in every situation, every single one that life could throw at you, there was something to be thankful for. Even if you felt beaten down, lift your chin, open your eyes and find that one thing.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0839NPFLN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smartypants Romance (21 April 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2511 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1949202275
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  1. Smartypants Romance

    Smartypants Romance

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    In 2017, several authors expressed interest in writing stories for a theoretical “Pennyverse” (author Penny Reid’s Universe) in some capacity (whether that be writing a canon story about new characters within the Pennyverse, writing a continuation of a current couple’s story within the Pennyverse, writing a fanfic in an alternate timeline using Pennyverse characters, etc.) We collated the data we received, marinated in it, and created this collaborative business model.

    Smartypants Romance is a small publisher that is indie-minded. It is a business whose mission is:

    1) To be self-sustaining.

    2) To be value added to: a) the authors and professionals (support personnel) who are published by/within/work for the SRU, b) the Penny Reid Brand, and c) the romance community and world at large.

    3) To set an example of best practices, inclusion, representation, professionalism, mentorship, and craft-excellence.

    4) To be drama free and efficient.

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    Karla Sorensen is an Amazon top 10 bestselling author who refuses to read or write anything without a happily ever after. When she's not devouring historical romance, reading Dramione fanfic or avoiding the laundry, you can find her watching football (British AND American), HGTV or listening to Enneagram podcasts so she can psychoanalyze everyone in her life, in no particular order of importance. With a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Grand Valley State University, she made her living in senior healthcare prior to writing full-time. Karla lives in Michigan with her husband, two boys and a big, shaggy rescue dog named Bear. 

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Readingwithbee
5.0 out of 5 stars Cursed or Lucky?
Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2020
Talk about getting draw in from page one, and then being unable to stop myself from reading the rest of the book. I mean I literally have ha to pay myself away from this book and force myself to do other things, because Tucker and Grace, well their chemistry is of the charts.

This book is a follow up to the first story in the Donner Bakery series(Baking Me Crazy) and gives us some female insight into that “Buncham” curse.

Karla Sorensen has written characters that I easily fell in love with. Grace is fierce. She may be prickly to start with, but once you pull back those layers, she has a true heart of gold. Tucker on the other hand is a true gentleman from the get go. He is one of those book boyfriends, that despite some initial obstacles, you love them, and love him I did.

Being back in Green Valley, with those familiar faces (I.e. THE WINSTONS) and stopping in at those places you love (e.g. Donner Bakery) is always such a treat. It always feels like such a treat. Cozying up with Grace and Tucker and the town of Green Valley (despite those ladies/men that do a little to much meddling) was like cozying up with family. Batter of Wits is such a great addition to this universe and easily fits into the world of Green Valley. I can’t wait for Grady to get his own book, or even Hunter (I may be pushing my luck on this one).

I book I would highly recommend! I truly enjoyable read, which in times like these, I really needed! I could read about Tucker and Grace all day.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this
Reviewed in Australia on 26 April 2023
Tucker and Grace together are sexy, sweet and sincere. The small town humour and life is beautifully portrayed and adds another layer through from the beginning when Tucker and Grace meet, to the end when the town supports her photography
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Claypot_reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Read of 2020
Reviewed in Australia on 22 April 2020
Wow! What a story! The kind of book that causes a 3am finish. Absolute perfection ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Karla is a one click author for me - I would happily read her shopping list.

I adored her first story in the Smarty Pants world, it was special. But this book, well it’s something even more.

I have struggled lately to focus on a contemporary stories, my brain can’t find the usual escape I get from reading. But this book, this witty, emotional, funny & sometimes heartbreaking story had me glued to the page. Brilliant character driven storytelling with imagery so rich you’re right there in Green Valley.

Tucker and Grace are why I read romance. Simple as that. Their story is sweet. It’s messy. It’s definitely magical and I couldn’t love it more if I tried. Definitely recommend
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Kelly
3.0 out of 5 stars storyline = 3 1/2 stars
Reviewed in Australia on 12 September 2021
Grace Buchanan was an interesting character, from her initial & very strong reaction to first meeting Tucker, and then to the understanding that follows as to why she feels so strongly. Fortunately for Grace, Tucker is very easy going and seems to find those reactions more humorous than crazy. A little bit of drama that these 2 have to negotiate to find their HEA.

I was quite interested in Magnolia's story by the end of Batter of Wits, even more so when I realised her love interest was going to be Grady!
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Tammy's Timeout
5.0 out of 5 stars Small-town Romance with all the emotions!
Reviewed in Australia on 21 April 2020
Karla Sorensen is quickly becoming one of my favourite authors, with Batter of Wits one of her best works of fiction yet! The second book by Ms Sorensen in the Donner Bakery series, a part of the Smartypants Romance collection, Batter of Wits follows on from 2019’s release by the author, the 5 star Baking Me Crazy.

In Batter of Wits we meet Grace Buchanan, part of the Buchanan family of Green Valley, Tennessee. Moving on from her mediocre life in LA, Grace embarks on the cross country journey to rural Tennessee where her Dad, aunt and uncle and cousins all live. Moving too is her twin brother Grady, also discontent with life in LA.
It is upon arriving in Green Valley that Tucker Haywood comes across Grace, stranded on a back road, a broken down car and no reception on her phone. What ensues is a passionate dislike towards Tucker that Grace can’t control, nor really understand. Of course Grace’s behaviour intrigues and amuses Tucker and it is here that the story really begins.

Karla Sorensen has given her readers an absolute delight with Batter of Wits, a story so well-written, with humour, depth of characters and a flowing storyline that is smooth and delicious to read. The main characters of Grace and Tucker each bring their own likeable traits and amusing anecdotes, as well as romance that begins with a feisty encounter by Grace and a laidback Southern response from Tucker, just itching to get a bite We have the familiarity that is Green Valley, the mention of a Winston or two, the Donner Bakery and of course, the Buchanan family and their curse. Those who have read Baking Me Crazy will remember the Buchanan family curse of love at first sight, that scans back for generations … well how can this be for Grace when all she feels is such a hatred for this man? Read on for the many wonderful surprises in this book, including the crotchety but wise Mrs Maxine Barton.

Batter of Wits is a definite 5 star read for me. It certainly has wit, it has characters you are invested in from the first page, and it is a perfectly balanced combination of sweet and steamy, with the added blend of hate turning to love. There a few twists and turns and a little bit of drama, but overall this contemporary romance will appeal to readers who enjoy small-town romance, with a feisty heroine and a real sweet Southern man. Added points for me is the appeal of Green Valley and it’s people, but Batter of Wits can be read as a complete standalone. However, it will definitely leave you wanting more of this series and more of the Buchanan family and their love curse.

Thank you to the author and Smartypants Romance for the early copy I received. This is an honest review and all opinions are my own.
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L beaver
5.0 out of 5 stars Great writing.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2021
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Grace was just outside the border of Green Valley when her car broke down and the guy who came to her rescue was someone she took an instant dislike to. He was tall, handsome and so nice and all she wanted to do was to be snarky and generally not nice even though he was helping her. Tucker had never met anyone like Grace before, she was a whirlwind and it shook him up. After all he was a lawyer, steady, honest and reliable just the same as his father. He had been with his girlfriend for seven years and his life was all planned out.... until it wasnt. Grace made him re evaluate. Grace made him want her and being an honourable man he broke up with his girlfriend because within two days he knew Grace was his future. It was going to be a mess though.
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Amy Dickinson
5.0 out of 5 stars When Hate Signals True Love...
Reviewed in the United States on 22 April 2020
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Overall Grade: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I heard you and I see you and I choose you.”

Isn’t this the essence of all relationships? In my writing courses, I ask students about modern-day relationships. One of the first traits they say leads to a meaningful relationship is trust. We talk about “trust” and the truth behind that meaning, and we determine it means that your significant other “sees” your personal truth and accepts you just as you are. To trust means to love a person in their completeness without taking advantage of it. In many romances, this is the gravity of the story. It’s one of the main connections between a fully developed, emotionally connected hero and heroine. When this idea is the message of a romance, as a reader, I lose myself in the evolving relationship because, for this reader, being seen is my catnip.

In Karla Sorensen’s Batter of Wits, the newest SmartyPants Romance, this runs at the core of her story: the need to be seen and accepted first. The story follows Grace and Tucker. Grace is a new transplant to Green Valley, Tennessee. She’s ready for a new start, even though she isn’t sure what that looks like. On her way into town, her car breaks down, and Tucker, a local lawyer, comes upon her. For lack of a better description, for Grace, this is “hate at first sight.” Something about Tucker rubs her very wrong. It’s a deep feeling that puzzles her as it feels like a compulsion. Tucker comes to her aid and takes her to her destination, leaving her confused and overwhelmed in her intense feelings for him. Tucker is living a life of complacency. He’s had the same girlfriend since they were seventeen, he works for his family’s law firm, and he’s never left Green Valley. He feels as though he’s living with the world on his shoulders. On meeting Grace, something breaks loose, and he begins to question the life he’s living.

Grace is a Buchanan, and the Buchanan family’s mythology involves a love curse. Grace is confused because her initial feelings for Tucker begin to morph into feelings of interest, but it doesn’t follow the pattern of the other love relationships in her family. Then, she finds her distant ancestor’s journal, and she realizes that she might have fallen prey to the family’s curse, just in a different way. Tucker can’t stop thinking about Grace, and she “sees” him in a way that his family and girlfriend haven’t noticed. As these two grow closer, their worlds entwine and become complicated. Is it possible that Grace and Tucker are fated for each other, or is their life in Green Valley a dead end?

At the most basic level, there are a clarity and a musicality to Karla Sorensen’s writing. The words and emotions flow across the page and through her story. While the romance isn't always an easy one, there is an ease and a comfort to reading her stories. Time and time again, I crave that ease and grace in her storytelling. She makes writing small-town romance look easy.

In contrast to her style lies the difficulty of Tucker and Grace's union. This is seemingly not “love at first sight” until it is. Tucker and Grace are complete in each other, and their moments together are easy as they are "meant to be." In juxtaposition to that ease is the larger difficulty of small-town living. As Grace struggles to find her place, as Tucker struggles to live for himself and not the expectations doled out on him, the struggle seeks to undo their easy coupling. This is an apt contradiction to Sorensen’s ability to convey those difficulties. And it's that tension that draws you deeper into Tucker and Grace's truth.

Even more, in my opinion, the beauty of this story lies in the truth of acceptance and finding a place for yourself. It would be easy to wrap my mind up in the Buchanan curse as the focus of Batter of Wits, but that is only the initial catalyst for Tucker and Grace’s coupling. Instead, the depth of this story lies in Tucker recognizing Grace’s truths. With love, this can be difficult, and it can create many of the conflicts within a relationship. Sorensen artfully illustrates this conflict, and she brings a worthy resolution to their conflict that makes your heart bleed a little in all the best ways.

I loved Tucker and Grace from the start. My favorite type of romance involves two seemingly different people first fighting against each other and eventually falling for each other. That strife turns the pages of the story for me, as I wait for the eventual revelation of love. And when that happens, that love is typically rich in depth. This is Sorensen’s craftsmanship time and time again. She makes you want to read small-town romance no matter the iteration. Once again, Sorensen takes us to Green Valley and we fall deeply for its characters. Tucker and Grace’s story will find a place in your heart in Batter of Wits, just as it found a place in mine. I simply want more of the Buchanans.
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KC
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Reid
Reviewed in the United States on 13 May 2020
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Overall I enjoyed this novel. It wasn't perfect but it was pretty good and a fun read.

SPOILERS below

Pros:
-Characters develope and grow.
-The pacing is pretty good if occasionally inconsistent.
-Details are shown but not to the point where they overwhelm the story.
-For the most part the story made sense and was generally entertaining and heartwarming.
-Solid introduction of characters.
-Most characters were likeable and even side characters received some scenes where we were allowed to see who they were.

Cons:
-There was no major fall out with JT, he's been built up to be a major villain but he does little after some flouncing and firing his law firm.
-Mysticism had never been something Penny Reid wrote about in her series yet here it is as some sort of contrived plot device, every time it was brought up as something beyond a joke it killed my ability to suspend disbelief.
-We see a woman character, Magnolia, used as a means of making our heroine more appealing; she does eventually lose the villainess status it appeared she was getting but still I personally dislike that trope times 1000.
-Where were the Winstons? They barely get a mention in this book.

All in all of you're a fan of the Winston series you will likely enjoy this book. It's well written, kind hearted and occasionally funny.
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MF
4.0 out of 5 stars Kept me smiling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2021
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Loved lots in this book and there’s a lot of love going on. Grace and Tucker up the romance factor as the Buchanan family ‘ love curse’ strikes true for Grace. Fun dialogue, lots of feels, some great life advice from the elderly power house Miss Barton , Green Valley gossip and small town craziness makes for an addictive read.
Kept me smiling.
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Anita Byars
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming!
Reviewed in the United States on 9 March 2023
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Loved this charming and sexy storyline about a love at first sight family love curse. These two meet and she hates him immediately, that is not what she has been told all these years, but then the love bug bites and she feels it all the way to her heart…other places as well. The problem is that he already has a beautiful girlfriend and they have been dating for years. But after some close proximity will he be bitten by the bug as well? Small town gossip runs rampant and these characters add so much to this great story!
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